Artist Profile
Sanatan Dinda
A restrained gallery-style profile built from documented sources only.
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Awards & honours
Awards & Honours
- West Bengal State Academy Certificate of Merit (1989)
- Government College of Art & Craft Annual Exhibition award for Painting & Graphics (1990)
- Birla Academy award (2002)
Biography
Biography
Government of India culture catalogue identifies Sanatan Dinda as born in 1971 in Kolkata, a first-class BVA graduate of Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata, working across painting, drawing, sculpture, mural-making and installation. It describes a practice that moved from spiritual imagery into socially engaged subjects and gender politics.
Exhibitions & residencies
Exhibitions & Residencies
Documented solo exhibitions listed in the Behala Art Fest archive include Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata (1996, 1998); Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai (1999); Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi (2008); Hyatt Regency, Kolkata (2010); and Maya Art Space, Kolkata (2015). Group shows are also documented in Germany (2001–02), Singapore (2002), and East-West, Kolkata (2002). No residency is stated in these sources.
In the collection
In the Collection
No exact Saraswati Foundation collection work was verified, so no work image is used.
Research & further reading
Research & Further Reading
Government of India, G20 Art Project catalogue PDF — https://indiaculture.gov.in/sites/default/files/pdf/G20_Art_Project_Together_We_Art_16012024.pdf
Behala Art Fest artist archive — https://behalaartfest.com/sanatan-dinda-2022/
Forms of Devotion profile — https://formsofdevotion.org/artist/sanatan-dinda/
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